SPECIES OF EUCALYPTS NOW GROWING IN FLORIDA. 



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The other specimen was a small seedling at Miami, about 8 inches 

 in diameter and 25 feet in height. This tree has been planted in an 

 exposed situation and is bent and dwarfed by the wind. 



In its native home in New South Wales this species attains a height 

 of 100 feet and a diameter of 6.5 feet. It prefers deep soil in warm 

 coast regions and in the vicinity of rivers, and will not endure 

 drought well. 



It is suitable for planting near Fort Myers and Miami and also in 

 the Everglades region, particularly on low, wet, sandy soils. When 

 planted close, it produces lofty, straight stems, but when isolated it 

 is apt to take a low, branchy form. 



Table 15. — Eucalyptus saligna in Florida. 





Age. 



Height. 



Diameter 

 breast- 

 high. 



Average annual 

 growth. 



Killed 



back by 



frost. 



Temper- 

 ature. 





Location. 



Height. 



Diameter 

 breast- 

 high. 



Soil. 



Fruitville J 



Years. 

 (1)25 



Feet. 

 73 



25 



Inches. 

 23.4 



8.0 



Feet. 

 2.9 



Inches. 

 0.9 



No 



°F. 



22 



Hardpan 12 feet 

 from surface; or- 

 ange land yel- 

 low. 

















1 Sprout. 2 Seedling. 



EUCALYPTUS SIDEROPHLOIA BENTHAM ( BROAD-LEAVED IRON BARK) . 



Only one specimen of this tree was found. This was planted at 

 Bradentown about 10 years ago, and now measures 13.7 inches in 

 diameter and 55 feet in height. It was in full bloom on February 16. 

 It was never affected by frost, though the temperature must have 

 fallen occasionally as low as 22°. The tree is in a nourishing condi- 

 tion, although it is growing on dry soil. 



In California it has been reported to withstand temperatures of 

 18° to 20° F. Since it was the only tree of this species that was 

 found in Florida, it is not safe to draw any conclusions as to the 

 adaptability of the species to that State. 



In its native habitat it is found chiefly in the mountains of New 

 South Wales, where conditions are not at all similar to those in 

 Florida. Under favorable conditions this iron bark reaches a height 

 of 150 feet and a diameter of 4 feet in New South Wales and the 

 southeast districts of Queensland. 



